Abstract
Beta (beta)-lactamases determined by 29 ampicillin resistance plasmids could be divided into two types. One, TEM-type, was very uniform with respect to substrate specificity but heterogeneous in absolute levels of beta-lactamase activity. The TEM-type beta-lactamase was determined by R factors of compatibility groups FII, Ialpha, Iepsilon, N, C, A, T, W, P, L, and X, and by prophage phi Amp. The other type, characterized by the ability to hydrolyze oxacillin, was less common, showed lower absolute levels of activity, and was heterogeneous as regards substrate specificities. Oxacillin-hydrolyzing beta-lactamases were determined by R factors of compatibility groups FI, Ialpha, N, C, and O.
MeSH Terms
Ampicillin/metabolism
Cell-Free System
Cephaloridine/metabolism
Chloromercuribenzoates/pharmacology
Conjugation, Genetic
Escherichia coli/drug effects,enzymology
Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Hydrolysis
Mutation
Oxacillin/metabolism
Penicillin G/metabolism
Penicillin Resistance
Penicillinase/biosynthesis,metabolism
Sodium Chloride/pharmacology
Chemicals
Chloromercuribenzoates
Sodium Chloride
Ampicillin
Penicillinase
Cephaloridine
Penicillin G
Oxacillin
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Hedges R W
Datta N
Kontomichalou P
Smith J T
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